Earlier this week, the New York Mets completed a trade with the Cincinnati Reds, acquiring Jay Bruce. It’s the second straight year that the Mets acquired a power-hitting outfielder on August 1, the day of the Major League Baseball trade deadline. More...

Police are searching for a man wanted in connection with two forcible touching incidents in Astoria. Officers said the suspect approached a 25-year-old woman from behind at about midnight on July 21, in front of 30-60 46th St., where he pu More...

Law enforcement sources last week confirmed that the FBI is investigating a crew of Queens bank bandits to determine if they are connected to 10 other unsolved burglaries that took place since 2009.Charles Kerrigan, 40, Michael Mazzara, 44, and Antho More...

Police are seeking help from the public to help identify and locate two men who broke into a Sunnyside apartment on July 15.Cops said the suspects entered an apartment building near 43rd Avenue and 44th Street at about 3:30 p.m. More...

Dear Savvy Senior,I will turn 62 in a few months and am trying to decide when to start taking my Social Security retirement benefits. Almost everything I read on this topic tells me it’s better to wait until my full retirement age or beyond. More...

It is gratifying to see that the National Night Out Against Crime is going strong throughout the country, as Americans take back the night. It was a smashing success this year, as it is every year. This is something we need, now more than ever. More...

PS 335 Zoning A copy of this letter was received at the Queens Gazette. July 20, 2016 New York City Department of Education Office of District Planning 100 Gold Street, Room 3200 New York, NY 10038 Attention: More...

An Amorphallus Titanum (Corpse Flower) made a rare appearance at the New York Botanical Garden in The Bronx. The flower earns its unusual name because of the fact that it smells like rotting meat. More...

Police are searching for a man wanted in connection with two forcible touching incidents in Astoria.Cops said the suspect approached a 25-year-old woman from behind at about midnight on July 21, in front of 30-60 46th Street, where he pushed her up a More...

The city has agreed to pay the family of Avonte Oquendo $2.7 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from the tragic disappearance and death of the autistic teen.The lawsuit accused administrators and teachers at Avonte’s Long Island City More...

There’s just about 100 days to go for the Hillary Clinton-Donald Trump presidential campaign until November 8, but Trump’s effort appears to be showing some strain, judging from the nude pictures of his wife being splashed all over some n More...

State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky welcomed Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul’s return to Flushing on July 29. Together they spoke at the Taiwan Center. Lt. Gov. Hochul spoke of the growth in the area and of the importance of creating jobs. More...

Council Member Paul Vallone is working to make pedestrians safer in Northeast Queens, most recently at 32nd Avenue, which Vallone said “has long been a dangerous stretch of road, particularly near Bowne Park.” He said a lack of traffic ca More...